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2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup

2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall France Gaëtan Paturel France Paula Botet
U23 France Gaëtan Paturel France Voldiya Galmace Paulin
Individual Norway Vetle Paulsen France Voldiya Galmace Paulin
Sprint France Damien Levet France Paula Botet
Pursuit France Gaëtan Paturel France Paula Botet
Mass start Norway Martin Nevland France Voldiya Galmace Paulin
Relay  France  France
Nations Cup  France  France
Competition
Edition 18th 18th
Locations 7 7
Individual 23 23
Relay/Team 1 1
Mixed 8 8

The 2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), will be the 18th official IBU Cup season for men and women as the second level of international biathlon competitions.[1][2]

The season will start on 4 December 2025 in Obertilliach, Austria and will conclude on 7 March 2026 in Lake Placid, United States.[3]

A major highlight of the season is the 2026 IBU Open European Championships held in Sjusjøen, Norway, which results also will count toward the IBU Cup rankings.

Isak Frey from Norway (men's) and Camille Bened from France (women's) are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Map of IBU Cup hosts

Europe

North America

2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup (North America)


European Championships

Calendar

Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual 		Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Austria Obertilliach 4–7 December ●● ●
2 Italy Ridnaun 11–14 December ● ● ●
3 Switzerland Lenzerheide 17–20 December ● ● ● ●
4 Germany Arber 8–11 January ● ● ●
5 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 14–17 January ● ● ● ●
ECH Norway Sjusjøen 28 January–1 February ● ● ● ● European Championships
6 Norway Sjusjøen 4–7 February ● ● ● ●
7 United States Lake Placid 26 February–1 March ● ● ●
8 4–7 March ● ● ● ●
Total: 72 (32 men's, 32 women's, 8 mixed) 4 10 6 3 1 4 4

Men

Calendar

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 4 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach (1) 10 km SPR Norway Johannes Dale-Skjevdal France Oscar Lombardot Germany David Zobel [4]
2 6 December 2025 10 km SPR Norway Johannes Dale-Skjevdal France Valentin Lejeune France Oscar Lombardot [5]
3 7 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Norway Johannes Dale-Skjevdal France Valentin Lejeune France Oscar Lombardot [6]
4 11 December 2025 Italy Ridnaun (2) 20 km IND Austria Dominic Unterweger Norway Kasper Kalkenberg Sweden Henning Sjökvist [7]
5 13 December 2025 10 km SPR France Damien Levet France Valentin Lejeune France Antonin Guigonnat [8]
6 14 December 2025 12.5 km PUR France Antonin Guigonnat France Valentin Lejeune France Damien Levet [9]
7 19 December 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide (3) 10 km SPR Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Norway Vetle Paulsen Sweden Philip Lindkvist-Flötten [10]
8 20 December 2025 15 km MSS 60 Norway Martin Nevland Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes France Gaëtan Paturel [11]
9 8 January 2026 Germany Arber (4) 15 km SIND Norway Sivert Gerhardsen France Émilien Claude Norway Vetle Paulsen
10 10 January 2026 10 km SPR Norway Fredrik Vold France Émilien Claude Norway Sivert Gerhardsen
11 11 January 2026 12.5 km PUR France Antonin Guigonnat France Gaëtan Paturel Norway Kasper Kalkenberg
12 16 January 2026 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5) 10 km SPR Italy Christoph Pircher Austria Magnus Oberhauser Czech Republic Petr Hák
13 17 January 2026 15 km MSS 60 France Antonin Guigonnat Norway Martin Nevland Italy Christoph Pircher
2026 IBU Open European Championships (28 January–1 February)
14 28 January 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (ECH) 20 km IND France Antonin Guigonnat Norway Isak Leknes Frey France Valentin Lejeune
15 30 January 2026 10 km SPR France Damien Levet Norway Isak Leknes Frey France Gaëtan Paturel
16 31 January 2026 12.5 km PUR Norway Isak Leknes Frey Germany Leonhard Pfund Germany Simon Kaiser
17 6 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (6) 10 km SPR France Gaëtan Paturel Germany Franz Schaser Norway Martin Nevland
18 7 February 2025 12.5 km PUR Germany Leonhard Pfund Germany Simon Kaiser Germany Roman Rees
19 26 February 2026 United States Lake Placid (7), (8) 15 km SIND
20 28 February 2026 10 km SPR
21 1 March 2026 12.5 km PUR
22 6 March 2026 10 km SPR
23 7 March 2026 15 km MSS 60
17th IBU Cup Overall
(4 December 2025 – 7 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (ECH)  Norway
1. Sivert Gerhardsen
2. Kasper Kalkenberg
3. Martin Nevland
4. Isak Leknes Frey
  Germany
1. Elias Seidl
2. Simon Kaiser
3. Danilo Riethmüller
4. Leonhard Pfund
  France
1. Antonin Guigonnat
2. Damien Levet
3. Gaëtan Paturel
4. Valentin Lejeune
  France

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Norway Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 4 December 2025 – 11 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach – Italy Ridnaun 4
France Valentin Lejeune 13 December 2025 – 20 December 2025 Italy Ridnaun – Switzerland Lenzerheide 4
Norway Vetle Paulsen 8 January 2026 – 28 January 2026 Germany Arber – Norway Sjusjøen 6
France Antonin Guigonnat 30 January 2026 – 31 January 2026 Norway Sjusjøen 2
France Damien Levet 6 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen 1
France Gaëtan Paturel 7 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen 1
Under 23
Finland Jimi Klemettinen 4 December 2025 – 6 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 2
Italy Christoph Pircher 7 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 1
Norway Kasper Kalkenberg 11 December 2025 – 11 January 2026 Italy Ridnaun – Germany Arber 8
France Gaëtan Paturel 16 January 2026 – 7 February 2026 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie – Norway Sjusjøen 7

Standings

Women

Calendar

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 4 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach (1) 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet Moldova Alina Stremous France Voldiya Galmace Paulin [19]
2 6 December 2025 7.5 km SPR Sweden Anna-Karin Heijdenberg Norway Åsne Skrede Italy Rebecca Passler [20]
3 7 December 2025 10 km PUR Sweden Anna-Karin Heijdenberg Norway Frida Dokken France Paula Botet [21]
4 11 December 2025 Italy Ridnaun (2) 15 km IND France Paula Botet France Voldiya Galmace Paulin Austria Lara Wagner [22]
5 13 December 2025 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet France Voldiya Galmace Paulin France Célia Henaff [23]
6 14 December 2025 10 km PUR France Paula Botet France Célia Henaff France Voldiya Galmace Paulin [24]
7 19 December 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide (3) 7.5 km SPR France Sophie Chauveau France Voldiya Galmace Paulin Italy Michela Carrara [25]
8 20 December 2025 12.5 km MSS 60 France Voldiya Galmace Paulin France Amandine Mengin France Sophie Chauveau [26]
9 8 January 2026 Germany Arber (4) 12.5 km SIND France Sophie Chauveau Sweden Anna Hedström Sweden Emma Nilsson
10 10 January 2026 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet Germany Sophia Schneider France Amandine Mengin
11 11 January 2026 10 km PUR Germany Marlene Fichtner Germany Sophia Schneider France Amandine Mengin
12 16 January 2026 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5) 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet France Gilonne Guigonnat Italy Samuela Comola
13 17 January 2026 12.5 km MSS 60 France Célia Henaff France Paula Botet France Sophie Chauveau
2026 IBU Open European Championships (28 January–1 February)
14 28 January 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (ECH) 15 km IND Ukraine Anastasiya Merkushyna Italy Samuela Comola France Voldiya Galmace Paulin
15 30 January 2026 7.5 km SPR France Gilonne Guigonnat France Célia Henaff France Sophie Chauveau
16 31 January 2026 10 km PUR France Gilonne Guigonnat France Célia Henaff France Sophie Chauveau
17 6 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (6) 7.5 km SPR Sweden Sara Andersson France Célia Henaff Norway Ragna Fodstad
18 7 February 2025 10 km PUR Austria Lea Rothschopf Sweden Emma Nilsson France Sophie Chauveau
19 26 February 2026 United States Lake Placid (7), (8) 12.5 km SIND
20 28 February 2026 7.5 km SPR
21 1 March 2026 10 km PUR
22 6 March 2026 7.5 km SPR
23 7 March 2026 12.5 km MSS 60
17th IBU Cup Overall
(4 December 2025 – 7 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 6 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (ECH)  France
1. Célia Henaff
2. Voldiya Galmace Paulin
3. Sophie Chauveau
4. Gilonne Guigonnat
  Germany
1. Mareike Braun
2. Hanna Kebinger
3. Julia Kink
4. Marlene Fichtner
  Norway
1. Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg
2. Karoline Erdal
3. Juni Arnekleiv
4. Guro Ytterhus
  France

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
France Paula Botet (1) 4 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 1
Sweden Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 6 December 2025 – 7 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 2
France Paula Botet (2) 11 December 2025 – 19 December 2025 Italy Ridnaun – Switzerland Lenzerheide 4
France Voldiya Galmace Paulin 20 December 2025 – 8 January 2026 Switzerland Lenzerheide – Germany Arber 2
France Paula Botet (3) 10 January 2026 – 7 February 2026 Germany Arber – Norway Sjusjøen 9
Under 23
France Voldiya Galmace Paulin (1) 4 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 1
Norway Siri Skar 6 December 2025 – 7 December 2025 Austria Obertilliach 2
France Voldiya Galmace Paulin (2) 11 December 2025 – 7 February 2026 Italy Ridnaun – Norway Sjusjøen 15

Standings

Mixed Relay

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third R.
Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km
1 17 December 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide (3)  France
1. Émilien Claude
2. Damien Levet
3. Voldiya Galmace Paulin
4. Célia Henaff
  Italy
1. Nicola Romanin
2. Didier Bionaz
3. Martina Trabucchi
4. Michela Carrara
  Germany
1. Roman Rees
2. Lucas Fratzscher
3. Sophia Schneider
4. Hanna Kebinger
 [34]
3 14 January 2026 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5)  Germany
1. Sophie Patz
2. Lisa Maria Spark
3. Elias Seidl
4. Franz Schaser
  France
1. Voldiya Galmace Paulin
2. Sophie Chauveau
3. Gaëtan Paturel
4. Damien Levet
  Sweden
1. Emma Nilsson
2. Anna Hedström
3. Emil Nykvist
4. Philip Lindkvist-Flötten
5 4 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (6)  France
1. Davien Levet
2. Gaëtan Paturel
3. Voldiya Galmace Paulin
4. Jeanne Richard
  Austria
1. Fredrik Mühlbacher
2. Magnus Oberhauser
3. Lisa Osl
4. Lea Rothschopf
  Germany
1. Roman Rees
2. Simon Kaiser
3. Hanna Kebinger
4. Mareike Braun
7 4 March 2026 United States Lake Placid (8)
Single Mixed Relay – 6 km + 7.5 km
2 17 December 2025 Switzerland Lenzerheide (3)  France
1. Antonin Guigonnat
2. Gilonne Guigonnat
  Finland
1. Jaakko Ranta
2. Erika Jänkä
  Austria
1. Lukas Haslinger
2. Tamara Steiner
 [35]
4 14 January 2026 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5)  Sweden
1. Annie Lind
2. Melker Nordgren
  Finland
1. Erika Jänkä
2. Jaanko Ranta
  Italy
1. Linda Zingerle
2. Daniele Cappellari
6 4 February 2026 Norway Sjusjøen (6)  France
1. Theo Guiraud Poillot
2. Amandine Mengin
  Austria
1. Lukas Haslinger
2. Dunja Zdouc
  Sweden
1. Oscar Andersson
2. Sara Andersson
8 4 March 2026 United States Lake Placid (8)

Podium table by nation

Table showing the IBU Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

After Men's Pursuit in Sjusjøen (7 February 2026)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France24192063
2 Norway98623
3 Sweden42511
4 Germany37515
5 Austria2327
6 Italy1258
7 Ukraine1001
8 Finland0202
9 Moldova0101
10 Czech Republic0011
Totals (10 entries)444444132

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.[36]

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Individual 90 75 65 55 50 45 41 37 34 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start

Retirements

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the IBU Cup and never participated in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2025–26 season:

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ^ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "IBU Cup Calendar". www.biathlonworld.com.
  4. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  5. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  6. ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  7. ^ "Men's 20 km Individual: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  8. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  9. ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  10. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  11. ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start 60: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  12. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  18. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  19. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  20. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  21. ^ "Women's 10 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  22. ^ "Women's 15 km Individual: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  23. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  24. ^ "Women's 10 km Pursuit: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  25. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  26. ^ "Women's 12 km Mass Start 60: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  27. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  28. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  29. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  30. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  31. ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  32. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  33. ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  34. ^ "4 x 6 Mixed Relay: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  35. ^ "Single Mixed Relay: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  36. ^ "IBU Event and Competition Rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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